Jerry carman, robert smith and larry brazil with rocky fisher gene marderness photo date. With two weeks remaining until the event begins, there are 109 drivers on the entry. It was fishers foresight that resulted in the building of the indianapolis motor speedway in 1909, at a time when america was hardly out of the. Jerry was a race car driver is a song by the american funk metal band primus.
Don hewitt won the sprint car race at the eldora speedway, rossburg,oh. Golden sands speedway was started by sam bartus in the year of 1967. The song tells the stories of two characters, jerry, an illfated race car driver who collides with a telephone pole while driving intoxicated hence the use of. So usac asked jerry jerome smith to go by jj and jerry used his name but than moved to medina wisconsin and went by jerry medina smith. Small track at ascot park played a big role in auto racing. This is a tribute page to honor the racecar drivers that risked their lives and the racecars that paved the way in. It was the first high banked, bowl shaped track that enticed a young group of drivers to glide, spin, and fly around the fastest third mile in the midwest.
Take note of the signs up on the hill in the top right hand of the photo promoting rajo ford speed equipment. Due to the inherently dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew. For an account of fishers life see particularly his activity in the florida land boom of the 1920s. Nascar race result for the 244 miles at ascot stadium at ascot stadium on may 30, 1959. Kenny weld finished second followed by gus linder, ed zirkle and steve ungar. Auto club speedway driver ratings motor racing network. See more ideas about flat track racing, flat track motorcycle and dirt track racing. Its first auto race was held in 1908, and its final one in 1919. October 26, 1984 gardena, ca ascot park speedway friday night at ascot park, in the second race of the crausac national championship sprint car series, rip williams of garden grove, california, driving the bob vermeerhacienda mexican food products no. Ask a successful driver how he became interested in racing and the usual answer is that. Reigning usac amsoil national sprint car owner champion baldwin brothers racing will field its familiar orange no. Hal minyard was second followed by bob greer, rocky fisher and benny rapp. Jan 04, 2012 1967 shelby gt500 barn find and appraisal that buyer uses to pay widow price revealed duration. Reigning usac amsoil national sprint car owner champion baldwin brothers racing will field c.
Nascar standings after race number 17 of the nascar grand national series. He was a fixture on the craftsman truck series for years, but has competed on all levels of nascar. Knowitall from the 1989 live album suck on this and 1990s debut studio release frizzle fry. Leary, a recent indiana sprint week winner at bloomington speedway, in their familiar orange no. A driver can score a maximum driver rating of 150 points per race. Wisconsin international raceway, race, car skidded sideways, went into a ditch, flipped upside down, landed on the top and burst into. Jan oppermans 4x sprint car this car was built in 1974 by don maxwell for speedy bill smith. The cra developed many drivers who went on to great things in the world of auto. Drivers include warren mockler, mac mcclellan, jerry nuckles, tom hayworth, ron eden. During that year they raced there, not at gardena stadium. Old race car photos west capital raceway alumni assn.
Zimmer, a rice lake native, spent thirty two years as a photographer at the rice lake speedway, along with shooting photos of special events at other tracks in northern wisconsin and minnesota. They will meet again sunday night in a double points race at ascot. Hello, ricky cosmillo here, i would like to express my sorrow regarding the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, flemington speedway. Gallery golden gate speedway presented by hartley racing. Bc39 entry list equals usac record of 109 midgets speed. After more than three decades of shooting photos of racing, doug zimmer ended his full time gig on the speedways infield following the 2012 racing season. Also identified in this photo is william wigley, the black boy at left, waving his cap above his head. Brickyard vintage racing invitational the pedigree of the brickyard vintage racing invitational june 2021 at the indianapolis motor speedway is elite, for both machines and drivers.
Jan oppermans 4x sprint car speedway motors museum of. That is winning driver as well as the race promoter, johnny mais, in the lightcolored cap and coat, seated on the right side of the seat in a car at kenwood park speedway at salina, kansas. His photos have regularly appeared during the racing season in the chronotye and racing publications. See more ideas about race cars, sprint cars and dirt track racing. Aj foyt leads the pack during the 1970 hoosier hundred with jerry poland jim. Our love for racing never died so we started going to flemington, middletown ny, reading, islip ny, east windsor, new egypt, wall. Auto club speedway driver averages for the past 10 nascar cup series races at the 2mile speedway. I became the first man in the history of the indianapolis speedway to fail his test twice.
The usac national midget race at the indianapolis motor speedway infield dirt track is already breaking records. Jerry was a race car driver was the fourth primus single, after john the fisherman, too many puppies and mr. New inside the gates at auto club speedway staging area inside lot 1 from 4. It was released as the first single from their 1991 album sailing the seas of cheese and reached number 23 on the u. In 1975, ray lee goodwin was hired to pilot the machine and won several features throughout the midwest before crashing at knoxville, ia, midway through. Ascot park, salute to the indy 500, race, slid and crashed into a wall. Jerry was a race car driver received heavy airplay on rock radio, and peaked at number 23 on the modern rock tracks in 1991.
Bobby allen won the pa state championship super sprint car race at the lincoln speedway, hanover,pa. Previous photos of the day coastal 181 weekday photos. Dale earnhardt at concord speedway nascar race cars, old race cars. Tamale wagon speedway motors museum of american speed. In 1958 a name change was in order and ascot park was chosen as the new moniker. Dick fries won the cra sprint car race over dayne douglas, ned spath, paul jones and dick atkins at the ascot park speedway, gardena,ca. Chuck weyant and wayne fisher at the springfield speedway, springfield,il. Reigning usac amsoil national sprint car owner champion baldwin brothers racing will field greenfield, indianas c.
The story behind the jerry medina smith and jerry jerome jj smith is they both were originally from appleton wisconsina and both ran usac stock cars. Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing. After ascot, the cra drivers will make an arizona swing. Terry took this 1978 gary stantonbuilt sprint car to granite city and. Midget race entry list at the indianapolis motor speedway. The race was marred by a huge crash in which memo gidley, driving the. Johnny mais was born on june 11, 1888 on the banks of the rhine river at coblence now koblenz in the prussian state of germany and his 1 st regular employment was in the mercedes automobile factory in germany. It only raced one time during that season and was wrecked in its first race by bob moore. He emigrated from bremen, in northwest germany, to america aboard the s. Zimmer, a rice lake native, spent thirty two years as a photographer at the rice lake speedway, along with shooting photos of special events at other tracks in northern wisconsin and. A former member of the legendary canadian comstock racing team, fisher with codriver mark donohue became the first canadian to win a transam series race at marlboro speedway in upper.
Whitey alger wasina snyder walt ross 02 wally baker 5 bob philips track action track action track action. Bc39 entry list over 90 racinboys racinboys network. In 1962 jerry and his brother, jim, began racing the canadian american modified racing association. Scot also served as a mechanic for the 1990 usac turkey night feature at ascot speedway, the usac midget feature race during the 1990 copper world classic in phoenix and the 2009 usac national midget championship, with driver brad kuhn.
During 1957 they made gardena stadium a mile track and racing went back there in 1958, which was the last year for racing at gardena stadium. Open wheel leader 1970s ascot park raceway gardena. The win brought the 43 car back to victory lane at a track where richard petty won a record 15 times. Ascot, nascar, 1983, dirt track stock cars youtube. Leary, a recent indiana sprint week winner at bloomington speedway, in their. Richard petty motorsports is searching for sponsorship to add a second car, which. Jerry scratch daniels, legendary sprint car driver who got. More than 300 of the worlds most exceptional vintage race cars will compete in 12 different sportscar vintage racing association svra classes on the 14turn, 2. Jerry carman, robert smith and larry brazil with rocky fisher gene marderness photo. Bc39 entry list equals usac record of 109 midgets speed sport.
Ninetime indianapolis 500 starter sarah fisher will field a car for dave darland, the winningest usac amsoil national sprint car driver of alltime. Ninetime indianapolis 500 starter sarah fisher will field a car for dave darland, the winningest usac amsoil national sprint car driver of all time. Usac record 109 midgets entered for bc39 usac racing. Jerry hill born july 25, 1961 is a former nascar driver and father of current nascar cup series driver timmy hill, and current arca racing series driver tyler hill. He was a fixture on the craftsman truck series for. The new ascot motor speedway opened in alhambra in 1924. My dad started racing go carts back in the 50s and eventually raced ardc midgets for a while before i came around in 1958 and my mom told him,no more racing.
Raw footage from telecast of a 500 lap usac midget race at the indianapolis speedrome in september of 1981. Official facebook of jc agajanians ascot, the fastest half mile dirt track in the united states from 19571990. He drove in the usac championship car series, racing in the 19601961 seasons with. Pra ran saugus speedway with 1957 chevrolets and took over super stock car racing in so cal as car dropped super stocks. Usac record 109 midgets entered for bc39 racestar publications. Ascot would remain the home of cra for the next 33 years. Car departed schoolers ascot track in may 1966 and raced friday nights at whiteman stadium, a thirdmile paved track in pacoima near san fernando, that opened on 53066. Ascot hosted many types of auto racing competition through the years in. Wins, finishes, top15 finishes, average running position while on lead lap, average speed under green, fastest lap, led most laps and leadlap finish.
There have been some men that failed once and never came back. Auto club speedway driver averages motor racing network. Aug 27, 2018 ninetime indianapolis 500 starter sarah fisher will field a car for dave darland, the winningest usac amsoil national sprint car driver of alltime. Far from bitter, he attended virtually every race of 2019 at williams grove, lincoln. Bobbitts mortuary in san bernardino for race driver dick.
Ron shuman pulling a wheelie in the ofixco sprinter at ascot 1985 sprint car. Leary, a recent indiana sprint week winner at bloomington speedway, in. The design of golden sands speedway was so unique at it virtually had no other competition. Fred rahmer rockin the sweet mullet fisher, sprint car racing, dirt track, champs. On the 29 th lap of that race, young was involved in a 4car accident that took his life. Leary, a recent indiana sprint week winner at bloomington speedway. I became the first man in the history of the indianapolis speedway to fail his test. Aug 27, 2018 the usac national midget race at the indianapolis motor speedway infield dirt track is already breaking records. The win brought the 43 car back to victory lane at a. End of 1981 usac midgets 500 lap race at the indianapolis. Race driver frank galvin lost control of his racer, smashed through the guard rail and slammed into the press stand, injuring several of its occupants and crushing to death hughie hughes, who had crashed out of the race himself and was standing by the press box.
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